- Return to Sanctuary, the same world as the previous 2 games. The game takes place 20 years after Diablo 2.
- There are 5 character classes in the game. We know two so far: a new Witch Doctor class, and a completely redone Barbarian class. Male and female options for all classes.
- Havok-powered physics
- Building on previous random environments, Blizzard promises "a host of new ways to create random scripted events throughout the game."
- Upgraded Battle.net
- Deckard Cain returns, but is noted as the "first victim" of the new horrors
- Plan is to release the game "simultaneously in as many regions as possible, and to localize the game in several languages." The game will ship for Mac and Windows simultaneously.
Highlights from the Diablo 3 FAQ
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If Blizzard's Diablo 3 FAQ page is still acting wonky, or if you're too impatient to read through everything here are the highlights:
Reader Comments (22)
Posted: Jun 28th 2008 10:50AM SheppyReturns said
I have a feeling Witch Doctor replaced Necromancer. I hope not but the play styles seem the same.
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Posted: Jun 28th 2008 10:55AM (Unverified) said
seems almost like a combo of Necro and Druid... Can summon/control animals and wields spells of disease?
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Posted: Jun 28th 2008 2:40PM (Unverified) said
losing Necro will be sad- just because ppl pissed on druids doesn't mean you should morph Necro
I guess they are so worried about the balancing crybabies that they rather start with 5 to make it easy
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I guess they are so worried about the balancing crybabies that they rather start with 5 to make it easy
Posted: Jun 28th 2008 10:39PM iHavePants said
Simple, the world stone from Lord Of Destruction was what also helped seperate the different realms, Heaven-Sanctuary-Hell and at the end of LOD it was destroyed. The prime evils no longer have the soulstones and they do not need them. (Wern't the soulstones made from the worldstone?)
Or they'll just make up some random shit that'll end up making sense, I don't care all that much either way as Diablo's story was never the ingredient that drew me to it.
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Or they'll just make up some random shit that'll end up making sense, I don't care all that much either way as Diablo's story was never the ingredient that drew me to it.
Posted: Jun 28th 2008 10:54AM (Unverified) said
Only five classes... Sigh... Will have to make due with what they give us then... Most likely the "assassin" won't be one of them...
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Posted: Jun 28th 2008 11:00AM JoshMilewski said
Oh, so it *is* Diablo 3?
(Sorry, this is the first post I saw on the subject...)
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(Sorry, this is the first post I saw on the subject...)
Posted: Jun 28th 2008 1:16PM (Unverified) said
Blizzard, I think I love you!
Anyone else notice the purple items in the video? Along with the yellows? And the "power rune"?
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Anyone else notice the purple items in the video? Along with the yellows? And the "power rune"?
Posted: Jun 29th 2008 1:10AM SpeeGold said
"Plan is to release the game "simultaneously in as many regions as possible, and to localize the game in several languages." The game will ship for Mac and Windows simultaneously."
This is one of the many reasons I love Blizzard. They treat their customers right. They love to please their fans, and they always manage to do it well even though they could take the easy way out at this point and people would still buy their games. This, in addition to their philosophy of reasonable system requirements make them a company made of win. I HEART BLIZZARD.
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This is one of the many reasons I love Blizzard. They treat their customers right. They love to please their fans, and they always manage to do it well even though they could take the easy way out at this point and people would still buy their games. This, in addition to their philosophy of reasonable system requirements make them a company made of win. I HEART BLIZZARD.
Posted: Jul 2nd 2008 5:48AM (Unverified) said
The one thing I'd like to see in D3 not in D2 is some regular maintenance. Blizzard has a terrible reputation when it comes to taking care of their games.
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2008 5:15AM (Unverified) said
Is it just me, or does the With Doctor's "Fireball" spell look an awful lot like the Titan Quest Pyromancers Fireball spell... ?
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